Show Leader Dies ROGER DOGER C. C SULLIVAN TAN for for thirty years Democratic chief mentor of or Woodrow Wilson passes away at 59 years rears of or age S S k kC April 11 Roger H.-Roger Roger C. C C VJ SUllIvan 59 years old old Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic lea leader er of oC Cook county and prominent In state and national politics for tor thirty years ears died at athis athis athis his home homo In Chicago toda today o of bronchial pneumonia He had be been n Berio 1 seriously I S Mr rr Sullivan h returned to Chicago o recently ron from H Hot Hoi Springs Arli Ark where here he had hall gone gone tor r his health after alter spen spending a part of or the win winter winter win win- ter at Palm Beach Fla and at Washington where he conferred with political Jea leaders headers ers Mr lr Sullivan van planned to enter the tho Democratic national convention Continued cd on Pa Page Pago o 2 t ROGER RUGER C. C SUlliVAN SULLIVANt t FOR 30 YEARS MS CHIEf CHEF 7 Continued from Page PaJo 1 at San Francisco as tho the leader Jeader of or the Illinois delegation dele of ot forty- forty eight with the tho avowed intention of oC making that his last appearance as asa a a. political leader Roger Roger- Sullivan condemned In his own state by his opponents as asa asa a boss bos and d more moro than once read once read readout out of oC the thc Democratic party part D by William J. J Bryan BOan led the tho moment movement movement move move- ment that finally resulted In makIn making making mak mak- ing In Woodrow Wilson Filson President of oC the tho United States It was U Sullivan who sho headed tho the Democratic d delegation j g tl n from from Illi 1111 Illinois nois at tho the Baltimore convention In 11 1912 a delegation pledged to Champ CI Clark and nd who after sufficient ballots ballots ballots bal bal- lots had been cast to discharge e his obligation to Illinois switched the vote of oC the the state state to Wilson and made mado his nomination possible Roger Sullivan has been a a. participant participant par par- In every overy Democratic con eon convention since 1892 1 92 and in at least three of oC tHo telo seven ho he attended h he h. had been a a. commanding figure His clashes with Bryan Brynn and with the thc Carter Harrison and William WilliamR R Jt Hearst J faction of or tho the party vart In r lils home state state which brought him the title of or boss from his political cal al enemies and made him aDem- aDem ro Oem Oem- o figure throughout the theco co country Despite the tho frequent at attacks attacks attacks at- at tacks on his power and the fact that man many of oC the influential nUal party organs of ot Illinois against him Sullivan an was the leader hader In Illinois for Cor several years ears ti 1 |